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| amobarbital | (n) a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant |
| amobarbital sodium | (n) the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic, Syn. Amytal, blue devil, blue angel, blue |
| amoebic | (adj) pertaining to or resembling amoebae, Syn. ameban, amoebous, amoeban, amebous, amebic, Example: amoebic dysentery |
| amoebida | (n) the animal order including amoebas, Syn. Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina |
| amok | (adv) wildly; without self-control, Syn. amuck, Example: when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit |
| amok | (adv) in a murderous frenzy, Syn. murderously, amuck, Example: rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones |
| amontillado | (n) pale medium-dry sherry from Spain |
| amora | (n) one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments |
| amoralism | (n) the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid |
| amoralist | (n) someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid |
| Amoeba | |
| Amoebaeum | ‖n. [ L. amœbaeus, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change. ] A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amoebea | ‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amoebean | a. Alternately answering. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amoebian | n. (Zool.) One of the Amœbea. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amoeboid |
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| Amoebous | a. Like an amœba in structure. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amole | ‖n. [ Mex. ] (Bot.) Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of Agave Americana, Chlorogalum pomeridianum, etc. [ Sp. Amer. & Mex. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Amolition | n. [ L. amolitio, fr. amoliri to remove; a (ab) + moliri to put in motion. ] Removal; a putting away. [ Obs. ] Bp. Ward (1673). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amomum | ‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; an Indian spice plant. ] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Amok { m } | Amok laufen | amok | to run amok [Add to Longdo] |
| Amokfahrt { f } | mad drive [Add to Longdo] |
| Amoklauf { m } | crazed action; killing spree [Add to Longdo] |
| Amokläufer { m } | person running amok [Add to Longdo] |
| Amokschütze { m } | mad gunman [Add to Longdo] |
| Amor { m } | Amors Bogen | Cupid | Cupid's bow [Add to Longdo] |
| Amortisation { f } | amortization [Add to Longdo] |
| amoralisch { adj } | amoral [Add to Longdo] |
| amoralisch | unmoral [Add to Longdo] |
| amoralisch { adv } | amorally [Add to Longdo] |
| amorph; unkristallinisch | amorphous [Add to Longdo] |
| amorph; formlos { adv } | amorphously [Add to Longdo] |
| amortisierbar | amortizable [Add to Longdo] |
| amortisieren | to amortize; to pay off [Add to Longdo] |
| amortisieren (Anleihe) | to redeem [Add to Longdo] |
